Sorting machine



R. G. PHELPS.

Sommo MACHINE.

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sentirne n acniinn f Mpucatin ined august at, .,ieiao. semi iro'. ioao'a T allwwm'itmg/ concern: 'Be it.known that l, Roscoe' GrRDNEn Pmanrs, a. citizen ofthe United States, re-

` siding at Cleveland, county of Cuy ahoga,.

State of-Ohio, have invented "certain new and useful' Improvements in Sortingdt/lachines,

of which the following is aA specication.

My invention relates to measuring or gauging machinesand more particularly ito lautomatic machines ticles'si'ich as rodsl or tubes althoiighwnotv that the limited in use thereto.

ln lamp making it is preferable glas's rods and glass tubes be of uniform .15diameterbecause'of the greater ease of fire adjustment.l Heretofore, the'.glass rods, or cane4 `glass, and the., glass tubing were j lgauged with the usual typeof maximum and V minimum limit gauge or with agaugin'g apparatus such as disclosed inthe -Gillett/applicati-on, Serial Number 118,2i'i4, filed Sep? "-,tember 2, 1.916. With these gauging means f the .cane and tubing must bemanually handled 'and'iisually' only in comparatively longer lengths.

` improved gauging means provides for the rapid, lantonriatic handling of 'short' lengths of cane or tubing and the classifica-- tion of the article gauged into a n uinber of groups of definite dimensional limits. l `provide means for feeding=the article to @the gaugingmeans andmeans for directing the artic-le after gauging' into theproper group determined by the gauging operation. Ac-

cording to my invention it is possible to secure al supply of substantially uniform -cane or tubing. Such a Supply `eliminates ie ad- `justinent troubles due to `variationsin the size of glass used and 'permits amore satis- 1 factory operation of automatic lamp-making Further machines-in glass workingt steps. advantages of the machine' embodying my inventionl will be apparent V from the follow- "ing specificationz' t5: ln4 thel accompanying drawing lF'ig. 1 is a side elevation ofa machine embodying my invention and Fig. 2 is 'a top plan view of the machine of Fig. l Beferringto the drawing, the base l0-supports .the frame 1l which carries substantially the whole mechanism of the machine A motor (not shown) through a suitable arrangement such as a-belt :uid` pulleydrives the shaft. 12 which is suitablysiipported in a for gauging glass 'arbearing standard 13 on the frame -11. rllhe shaft 12 -has attached thereto the arm and .disc member l14 of a Geneva motion the Genevagear 15 being rotatably carried on i the shaft 16 and vheld thereon by a collar 17 the'shaftl being suitably supported by thebearing standards 18 and 19 on the framev 1 1. The 'shaft 16 is given an intermittent reduced speed through the Geneva gear and the following described reducing gears. rlhe Geneva gear 15 lthrough the gear 20 attached.v

thereto drives'. the idler reducing gear 21 withf its smaller gear 22 attached both beingsupported on a pin in the bearing standard 23 on the frame Q11. The gear 22 meshes with and drives the gear 24 fastened to the shaft 16. The shaft 16 also has attached the cane the cane glass is fed from the inclined hopper 28 mounted on the bracket 29 carried by the frame 11. f i

The gauging mechanism comprises means for actually gauging the cane glass and coacts with means fory magnifyingthe size as gauged and includes a. lever 30 pivoted at 31 'to 'a bracket 32 on the frame 11 and having a pin 33 with cap 34 adjustably held in the end ofthe shorter arm of the lever 30 and so placed asto press against a piece of cane time. "A strong spring 36 attached to the 'long' Aarm-Of the lever 30 and the bracket 37 ygiglass carrier 25 having oppositely disposed notches 426 for engaging the cane glass27 as tendsy to-Ieep'the cap 34 against the cane 27.

lhelcap '.34 is brought out lof engagementl with "the cane 27 and the drum 35 by means more' fully vdescribed hereinafter.

A series 'of magnification levers is provided for making more pronounced any variation in size -and'incliidesv the lever 30. To the long' arm of the lever 30 is pivotcd a link 38 to the other end of which is pivoted the short arm .39 pinned to a pivot iod 40 rotatably carried in-a bearing 41 on the bracket 37. 0n thev other'eud of the rod 40 is permanently fast-ened:the long arm 42 to the end of which is pi'voted the arm 43 which hasia slot 44 at the other end'for the reception of a pin 45 on I one side` of the distributing chiite 46.- A cam 47 fastened to theshaft 48 serves at the proper time to engage-the arm 42 to rotate the pivot rod 40 in the bearing 4l and throiigh the link and lever mechanism prethe spring 36. The' shaft 48 is carried in the' standard 49-and in abearing 50 in the bracket 37 and is drivenA through the gear 51 'engage either end of the cane- 27 'to ensure its rremoval from the carrier 25'to the dis- Vtributor 46..

attached to the end thereof by the gear 52 fastened to the shaft l2 through the idler gear 53 suitably carried in a standard 54. The distributor 46, which classies the cane according to size as indicated by the gauging means, isrotatably supported on a rod 55 carried" in the' frame ll and workingl on a. threaded portion of the outer end of the rod 55 is nut 56 attached to one end o f a helical spring 57 the other en'd of the spring 57 being fastenedto the distributor 46f A lock nut 58 holds the n ut56 so that any desired tension may 'be given the spring 57 whose normal action is to tend to rotate the distributor 46 to the right as shown in Fig. l to ensure engagement with the end of the slot 44 atthe proper time. A spring 59 attached to the pin of the distributor 46 and to the pivoted end of the arm 43'also tends to lrotatethe distributor tothe right in the view of Fig. i. rllhe two lingers 60 on. the upper end 'of the distributor 46 serve to In order -to'lock the distributor 46 into the position given itthrough the action of the rnagnilication levers, l have provided on the left side of the distributor chute 46 as shown in Fig. 1 a pointer 61 fastened to and projecting. beyondthe endof the chute 46l and engaging beveled projections 62 equally spaced on anarc shaped portion 63 of the lever 64 pivoted at one end in the bracket 65 carried by the frame ll and pivoted at the other end to the end of the upright 66.' The release of the locking means to allow the distributor to be positioned is accomplished as follows. lNear the upper endl of the upright 66 is a guide slot ,67 for the shaft 48 previously described. vPinned to the upper end of the upright 66 is a roller 68 whiclrrides on a 'cam 69 fastened to the shaft 48 and having an outline such as to bring the projections 62 on the lever 64 into and outof engagement on the pointer 6l on the chute 46 once dur- 'ing every revolution.

1 eloW thedistributor v46, and constructed to correspond to the positions of the distributor 46 as determinedby the projections 62 on portion 63 ofthe lever 64, is a series of delivery chutes which-.deliverthe cane glass received from the distributor 46 to a corresponding series of containers .71 located below the bed 10, half-ofthe, containers being back of the containers shown in Fig. 1. The

f larger sizes of cane fall into-,containers on the right side as shown in the view of Fig. 1 andthe smaller sizes into the containers on. the left side6 v ln operationV the shaft 12 is suitably driven and a supply of cane glass 27 is placed in the hop r 28. The cane 27 is engaged by the note es 26and taken by the carrier 25 to the gauging position. At this point the cap 34, by the action of the cam 47 and the spring 36, gradually presses the cane against the drum 35 and secures an indication of the size of the cane which is magnified by the.

lever 30, transmitted by the link 38, again' vmagnified by the combination lever composedv of the arm 39, pivot rod 40 and arm 42 and-transmitted by the arm .43 through the end of the slot 44 to the pin 45 and distributor 46 to position the distributor over tlie'delivery chute 70 corresponding to the size indication gauged, the pointer 61 on the distributor 46 being released from engagement with the projections 62 by the action of the cam 69 as the cap 34 moves forward to gauge the cane and being again brought into .engagement with the projections 62 by the action of the ca m 69 after an indication of the size is secured andthe distributor 46 is positioned over the proper delivery chute 70. The cam 47 now engages the arm 42 to force the cap 34 out ofl engagement with the cane 27 preparatory to the indexing of the carrier 25. As the carrier 25 moves the cane 27 is engaged by the fingers 60 and falls into the distributor 46 and into the proper delivery chute 70 to be delivered to a container 7l corresponding to the indication of size secured by the gauging mechanism. The cycle of operations is then repeated for the next piece of cane.

While I have described a specific embodiment of my invention I do not wish to be limited thereto as various' modifications thereof will readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art.

What l claim as new, and desire to sncure by lkettersy Patent of the United States, is:

l. In a machine for sorting glass articles, a carrier for said glass articles, means for gauging said glass articles and' means co-oplerating with saidgauging means for autoafter gauging according to size comprising means forremoving said glass articles from said carrier, means for receiving said glass articles, a series of magnification levers coacting with said gauging means and means for causing said magnification levers to position said receiving means comprising a pin mounted on y said receiving inea-ns, an arm mounted on the end of the series of magnification levers and a' slot in said arm for receiving'said pin. i

2. In a machine for sorting glass articles. a carrier for said glass articles, means for gauging said glass articlesv and means co-op Leaaiea ing said receiving means in position comprising a pointer mounted on said receiving means, an arm, projections' on said armand means for causingsaidprojections to engage said pointer.

3. ln a machine for sorting articles, a member having its periphery shaped to receive and hold said articles in separate rela tion to discharge them at a given point and to prevent movement thereof except in the discharge direction, means for rotating said member and means mounted adjacent to thel periphery of said member and actuated by enga-gementv with each of said4 articles for automaticallydistributing said articles according to the extent of projection of said article in a given direction.

4. ln a machine for vsorting' articles, a member having its periphery shaped'to receive and hold said articles in separate relation, to discharge them ata given point and to prevent movement thereof except in the u discharge direction, means for rotating said charged.V

member, a cap, means causing said cap to engage said articles one by one during their travel, .a series of distributing chutes and means `controlled by the extent rot movement of said cap for bringing the proper chute into position to receive 'the article when ldisln a machine for sorting articles, a substantially disc shad carrying member vertically disposed and having notches `at its'- periphery for receiving and holding said ar-- ticles 4in separate relation and for allowing theirv successive discharge at a given point, means for rotating said memben'a cap movably mounted adjacent to said member,

means for causing said cap to engage said articles in succession as they reach agiven point, means for guiding said articles after discharge and means controlled `by the extento movement of said cap for bringing said guiding means into proper position to receive the article engaged by said cap.

6. lna machine for sorting` articles, the combination 'of a hopper having a gravity discharge opening, a vertically disposed rotary disc-shaped member mounted'so that a portion of its periphery acts as a closure for theV aforesaid opening," and having a series of .recesses each shaped to receive and definitely position one of the articles from said hopper, a chute positioned to receive each article as it is discharged from said disc-shaped member, aseries of receptacles leach for articles oit aiditlierent size, and gauging means adaptedto engage each of said articles when it reaches the discharge position, and comprising means for altering the position of said chute according to the extent of projection 4of the articleto cause said article to be guided to the proper-receptacle. y

7 ln a machine for sorting articles, the combination of a substantially disc-'shaped niember having a series of substantially horizontally extending recesses at its periphery each adapted to receive and deiinitely position one of said articles, means for intermittently rotating said disc-shaped member,

a chute positionedto receive eacharticle as it is discharged from said disc-shaped member, a series' of receptacles each for articles of a di'erent size, and gauging means adapted'to engage each of said articles when it reaches the discharge position, and comprisingmeans" for altering the position of said chute according' to the extent of projection of thel articlepto cause said j article to'beguided to the proper receptacle.

ln witness whereof,l have. hereunto vset my hand and -seal this 23rd day of August, 1920.

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